BMW 327

Posted on February 13, 2015 by atcDave

Built from 1937-41 the BMW 327 is an attractive cabriolet coupe.

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After the jump, a look at a fun civilian car that would be seen all through the war years. Continue reading →

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A Simple Build, Part 6

Posted on February 13, 2015 by atcDave

Fuselage, Wings, Bombs

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A Simple Build, Part 5

Posted on February 12, 2015 by atcDave

Fuselage & Bomb Assembly

The big event for the day was getting the fuselage halves joined.

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A Simple Build, Part 4

Posted on February 11, 2015 by atcDave

Interior Assembly, Wash, Dip

I finally started gluing stuff together!  Always a big day for a model.

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A Simple Build, Part 3

Posted on February 9, 2015 by atcDave

Initial Painting, Masking, Dry Brushing

Today was spent finishing the initial air brushing and interior detail painting.

The wheel hubs are already painted, so the hubs are masked to paint the tires.

The wheel hubs are already painted, so the hubs are masked to paint the tires.

After the jump, today’s work. Continue reading →

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A Simple Build, Part 2

Posted on February 9, 2015 by atcDave

Initial Painting

Today I did most of the preliminary painting.  This is the base type stuff that will be mostly on interior surfaces.

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A Simple Build, Part 1

Posted on February 7, 2015 by atcDave

Getting Started

For the next few weeks I’ll be following a different posting schedule.  I will follow my daily model building.

Join with me as I walk through a simple build.  After the jump, a look at the project and kit. Continue reading →

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Nakajima Ki-115 Tsurugi

Posted on February 3, 2015 by atcDave

A small single engine, one man airplane.  This was first discovered by the allies after the Japanese surrender, the type was found in scattered hiding places around the Japanese Islands.

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What was this airplane that never received an Allied code name? Continue reading →

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Messerschmitt Bf109G-6

Posted on February 1, 2015 by atcDave

Erich Hartmann

The top fighter aces of all time are German.  One statistic makes this clear; Germany has over 100 aces with over 100 kills.  No other country has any aces with over 100 kills.  And Erich Hartmann is at the very top of that list.

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After the jump, a look the top ace of all time and one of his mounts. Continue reading →

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North American SNJ-4 Texan

Posted on January 27, 2015 by atcDave

One of the best known and prolific military trainers in history is the North American Texan.

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After the jump, a brief look at a US Navy version. Continue reading →

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